About Dakshin Ekdala Village

Dakshin Ekdala is a small village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 184 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Ekdala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Ekdala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Illambazar
Pincode	731221
Area (hectares)	114.12 hectares
Population	364
Male Population	184
Female Population	180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Ekdala compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Ekdala is the 107th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 114.12 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Dakshin Ekdala

Dakshin Ekdala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Ekdala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Ekdala from other places

Dakshin Ekdala lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 1.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dakshin Ekdala
Nearest railway station	Chatra	1.8 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Illambazar	20 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	20 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Ekdala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Illambazar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dakshin Ekdala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Ekdala village had a population of 364. That makes it the 107th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Dakshin Ekdala village has 184 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Ekdala has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Ekdala is 731221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Ekdala covers 114.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakshin Ekdala falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Ekdala is Chatra, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakshin Ekdala.

Dakshin Ekdala is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Ekdala is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 1.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 10 km away. Illambazar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.